city pair program tmc forum april 10, 2013. agenda changes in fy14 fy14 market information fy14...
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City Pair Program
TMC Forum
April 10, 2013
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Agenda
• Changes in FY14• FY14 Market Information• FY14 Timeline• 48 Hour Auto Cancellation• Use of Commercial Fares• CPP Evolution
Changes in FY14
• Fuel Surcharge• Baggage Fee as an Evaluation Factor• International reservations subject to auto
cancellation• Composite fare weighting for international
markets• Eastbound flight crossing three time zones
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FY14 Market InformationItem FY13 FY14 ChangeMarkets Solicited 7,005 7,012 7Total Domestic Markets 5,561 5,402 -159Total International Markets 1,444 1,610 166Group 1 Markets 3,746 3,872 126Group 2 Markets 3,259 3,140 -119Passenger Count 7,708,459 7,503,347 -205,112
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FY14 TimelineAction Date
Group 1 Proposals Submitted End of March 2013
Group 2 Proposals Due Mid-April
Special Board Convenes Week of April 15
Negotiations May - June
Notifications of Award Mid - late July
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48 Hour Auto Cancellation
• GSA distributed Airline profile document– Usefulness of document
• Ease of Automation• Concerns with auto cancellation process
Use of Commercial Fares• CPP and Commercial Fares
– Agencies may authorize the use of a non-CPP fare– FAS is working with OGP and OMB for additional guidance
• Support of CPP Awarded Airlines– When lowest price, in a market, is equal among all airlines, the airline
awarded the city pair contract should receive the market share of the business
– Essential to ensure airlines will continue to provide discounted CPP fares
– CPP Contract and FTR/JFTR exceptions are aligned
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Use of Commercial Fares: Agency Considerations
• Managing Unused, Non-refundable Tickets– Must be managed to minimize waste of unused tickets due to expiration– Traveler Education– ETS configurations for commercial fares
• Reimbursing Changed Itineraries in Commercial Fare Model– Business processes must be established to manage cost of changing itineraries
• TMC Reporting – TMCs to provide reporting on unused, unexpired ticket credits that need to be
managed by Agency and used prior to expiration
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Questions